JP2001229542A - Method for recording of optical recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for stably recording BCA(burst cutting area) in a recording type optical disk and to provide an optical disk in which the BCA pattern is formed. SOLUTION: A main information area 31 where the information signal can be recorded and a subinformation area 32 where subinformation different from the information signal is recorded are separately formed in one principal plane of a substrate. The information layer where the information signal in the main information area 31 is recorded is also formed in the subinformation area 32. The medium identification information to optically identify the medium is recorded in the information layer in the subinformation area 32 without changing the form of the information layer. Thereby, the medium identification information can stably be recorded in the optical recording medium 1. In particular, the medium identification information can be recorded at the same time when a phase transition type recording medium is initialized, and also the production process can be simplified and the production cost can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical recording medium and a method for recording information on the optical recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the amount of information that can be recorded on one optical recording medium has been increased, and software distribution of information recorded on the optical recording medium and technology for preventing unauthorized copying have been developed. There is a demand for recording individual identification information.

In response to this demand, as an identification information for an optical recording medium, for example, an additional recording area (Burst Cutt) in which a bar code is overwritten on a pit portion of a read-only optical recording medium.
ingArea (hereinafter referred to as “BCA”), and a technique for recording different identification information (ID) for each optical recording medium in the BCA area at the time of manufacturing the optical recording medium, and an encryption key and a decryption key as necessary is generally applied. ing.

As an example of recording a signal in the BCA area of this read-only optical recording medium, there is a method as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, based on a modulation signal modulated according to specific identification information such as an ID,
By irradiating the laser with a pulse in accordance with the pattern shape of the BCA, the reflective film of the optical recording medium is collectively destroyed and removed in a stripe shape as shown in FIG. A stripe-shaped BCA is formed on the optical recording medium as shown in FIG. 14 (3) in the portion where the reflection film has been destroyed and removed and in the portion where the reflection film has been left. When this stripe-shaped BCA pattern is reproduced by the optical head of the optical information recording / reproducing apparatus, since the reflection film has disappeared in the BCA portion, the modulation signal has a waveform intermittently lost as shown in FIG. Become. The missing portion of this waveform is filtered as shown in FIG. 14 (5), and the digital reproduction data is detected as shown in FIG. 14 (6) to obtain the identification information recorded on the optical recording medium. Can be. By reading this identification information, it becomes possible to specify each optical recording medium.

On the other hand, a recordable optical information recording medium having an information layer on which an information signal can be recorded, or a rewritable optical information recording medium having an information layer on which an information signal can be freely rewritten, has been developed to increase the variety. ing. In the recordable optical information recording medium and the rewritable optical information recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as “optical disk” including the recordable and rewritable types), information can be freely recorded, and the security of information recorded on the optical disk is increasingly handled. It is considered important.

[0006]

However, when the BCA pattern forming method for destroying and removing the reflective layer in a read-only optical recording medium is applied to an optical disc, the following problems occur.

First, an information layer containing a photoactive material of any one of a dye, a magnetic material and a phase change type recording material is provided with a reflective layer in order to detect the presence or absence of information by optical change of the information layer itself. Even in the configuration of an optical disk, an optical difference can hardly be detected in a BCA pattern in which only the reflection layer has disappeared. Therefore, it is necessary to cause a change that can optically detect the information layer itself capable of recording an information signal on the optical disc.

Next, in accordance with the method of forming a BCA pattern on a read-only optical recording medium, a method of irradiating a pulsed laser in accordance with the BCA pattern shape in a pulsed manner to destroy and remove the information layer of the optical disk may be adopted. , Enhanced layer,
Since a laminated film such as a hard layer, an intermediate layer, and a dielectric layer is formed on at least one side of the information layer, only the information layer containing the optically active material cannot be selectively destroyed and removed.
Peeling of the information layer and / or the laminated film near the boundary portion of the A pattern and splashing of the information layer and / or the laminated film inside the BCA pattern cause distortion in the formation of the BCA pattern portion and detect BCA. B mixed with noise in the signal
There is a problem that a CA signal cannot be obtained.

[0009] Further, the information layer near the BCA pattern and / or
Alternatively, the defect resulting from the peeling of the laminated film extends not only to the sub-information region but also to the information layer and / or the laminated film in the main information region, causing a fatal problem for the recordable optical recording medium.

In particular, in a phase-change type optical disk, information is recorded by irradiating the information layer with a light beam pulse-modulated according to an information signal, and melting and cooling the information layer to form a recording mark. . Since the information layer is thus fused, the optically active material of the information layer in the molten state pulsates or flows, which suppresses the phenomenon that the recording characteristics change, so that the material is more heat than the material constituting the information layer. A configuration in which a material generally called a dielectric having excellent mechanical properties is provided in contact with the information layer is employed. Furthermore, a rewritable optical disk whose phase state changes reversibly employs a configuration in which an information layer is sandwiched between dielectrics.

The laminated film having the function of suppressing the pulsation and / or the flow of the optically active material of the information layer at the time of melting serves to prevent the formation of the BCA pattern at the time of forming the BCA pattern. Irradiation with high energy for this purpose has no place to absorb shocks such as boiling or evaporation of the optically active material, peeling of the laminated film and / or information layer, bubbles and depression inside and around the BCA pattern, And / or droplets of the laminated film material occur, and the defect spreads not only to the sub-information area but also to the information layer of the main information area, and the number of causes of fatal defects that make recording impossible increases.

As described above, it is difficult to record an accurately detectable BCA pattern on at least a recordable optical disk, and the main factor that increases the manufacturing cost of the optical disk is a problem associated with the formation of the BCA pattern. Is mentioned.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for stably recording BCA on a recordable optical disk and an optical disk having a BCA pattern formed thereon.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a recording method for an optical recording medium according to the present invention comprises a main information area in which an information signal can be recorded, and a sub information different in type from the information signal. A sub-information area to be recorded is provided in the direction of one main surface of the substrate, and an information layer for recording the information signal in the main information area is also provided in a lead-in area of the sub-information area. Using an optical recording medium for recording medium identification information for optically identifying the medium on the information layer, the spot is formed in the main scanning direction in the circumferential direction of the spot and in the sub-scanning direction in the radial direction of the spot. The medium identification information is recorded by irradiating a spot of the light beam on the information layer and recording the information signal in a modulation method different from the light beam modulation method of recording the medium identification information. And performing.

[0015] In the recording method of the optical recording medium, it is preferable that after the recording of the medium identification information, the main information area is continuously changed to a crystalline state for initialization.

In the recording method for an optical recording medium, the intensity of a light beam applied to the information layer for recording the medium identification information is lower than the intensity of a light beam applied to the information layer other than the medium identification information. Preferably.

In the recording method of the optical recording medium, it is preferable that a constituent material of the information layer in the main information area is the same as a constituent material of the information layer in the lead-in area.

In the recording method for an optical recording medium, the optical recording medium is a disk-shaped medium, and the sub-information area exists at a position along an inner peripheral surface of the main information area of the disk-shaped medium. Is preferred.

In the recording method for an optical recording medium, the lead-in area may be at least 22.3 mm from the center of the disk-shaped medium.
It preferably exists in a range of 3.5 mm or less.

The recording method of the optical recording medium may include overwriting the information layer in the pit formation area in the lead-in area so as to leave an amorphous state in the form of a stripe in the lead-in area or to leave a crystalline state in the form of a stripe. It is preferable to record in the sub-information area by using the additional recording area (Burst CuttingArea).

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An optical recording medium according to the present invention has an information layer capable of recording an information signal over a main information area and a sub information area. B to provide a configuration recorded without changing
When a medium identification information pattern such as a CA pattern is formed, an irrecoverable defect such as peeling or a hole occurs in the information layer, particularly at the boundary portion of the BCA pattern. It is possible to solve a fatal problem for a recordable optical recording medium that makes recording impossible. Examples of the form of the information layer in the sub-information area for recording sub-information without a change in shape include optically active materials such as dyes, magnetic materials, and phase change materials, and a light source such as a laser beam according to the optically active material. And / or the energy intensity of the heat source may be appropriately selected and recorded. Note that the shape change of the information layer in the present invention is, for example, a change in the shape of the information layer due to a change in the atomic arrangement between crystals or between crystals or between amorphous and crystals.
It does not include an extremely small change such as a change in the shape of the information layer due to a chemical change of a material constituting the information layer.

If the information layer of the main information area includes a phase change type material, for example, the phase state of the medium identification information recorded on the information layer of the sub information area and the phase state of the information layer of the main information area are changed. The phase state of the information layer in each area can be controlled independently, or the recording portion of the medium identification information can be recorded in a phase different from the phase state of the information layer in the main information area.

If a configuration in which the main constituent material of the information layer of the main information area is the same as the main constituent material of the information layer of the sub information area is adopted, the information layer of the sub information area and the information layer of the main information area are not Since the optical recording medium can be produced without changing the material configuration, the optical recording medium can be provided at low cost.

Further, if the information signal recording step is performed in a modulation method different from the light beam modulation method in the medium identification information recording step after the medium identification information recording step is performed, the recording / reproducing apparatus may be adapted to perform the medium identification information recording. The portion where the information is recorded and the portion where the information signal is recorded or where the information signal is recorded can be easily identified, and the medium information of the medium information signal portion can be accurately recognized.

Further, by adopting a configuration including a step of recording an information signal in the information layer of the main information area after the medium identification information recording step and the phase conversion step, the magneto-optical recording material or the phase is recorded in the information layer. It is preferable to use a change recording material because recording, reproduction, and / or erasing can be performed on the information layer of the main information area. Note that the medium identification information recording step and the phase conversion step may be performed simultaneously as described later, or may be performed as separate steps such as performing the medium identification division recording step after the phase conversion step or vice versa. Can be selected as needed.

By adopting a configuration in which the light beam intensity for irradiating the information layer with the medium identification information is lower than the light beam intensity for irradiating the information layer other than the medium identification information, for example, a material that changes phase between amorphous and crystal can be used. When included in the information layer,
Filmed state (Amorphous state accounts for the main proportion)
Since the medium identification information can be recorded as it is on the information layer, and the part other than the medium identification information can be phase-converted into a crystalline state, the medium identification information can be recorded by a normal initial crystallization apparatus.

Further, a scan is performed in which a part of the spot is overlapped in the main scanning direction in the circumferential direction of the spot for recording the medium identification information by irradiating the information layer with the light beam and in the sub-scanning direction in the radial direction of the spot. For this purpose, a light beam spot narrower than the circumferential width and the radial length of the medium identification signal is used, and scanning can be performed by overlapping the spots in the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction.

In particular, when the relative moving speed of the spot and the optical disk in the main scanning direction is properly controlled, the information layer of the medium identification information portion can be unevenly distributed in a molten state, and the reflective layer in the read-only optical recording medium can be provided. It is also possible to form a gap in the information layer as in the case of the medium identification information to be formed. Since the information layer is liquid and the information layer is unevenly distributed, the material of the information layer and / or the gap are created by irradiating a light beam having a size equal to that of the medium identification information portion.
Alternatively, problems such as peeling of the information layer and / or the laminated film due to impact due to generation of droplets of the material of the laminated film, evaporation and the like can be solved. The width of the light beam irradiating the medium identification information portion in the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction, the intensity of the light beam and / or the relative speed between the light beam and the optical disk are determined by the material of the information layer of the optical disk and / or the information layer. Depends on the configuration and the material of the laminated film around it, and is appropriately selected and used. Further, a preferable configuration in which the medium identification information portion is a gap also has an effect of preventing, for example, falsification of the medium identification information by a user. In this case, the shape of the information layer of the medium identification information portion is different from that of the other information layers. Of course, it changes with the shape.

Further, the amount of uneven distribution of the information layer in the sub-information area is greater near the rear side edge of the sub-information in the rotation direction of the optical recording medium than near the front side edge of the sub-information in the rotation direction. By adopting the configuration, the medium identification information portion can be voided, and the same optical characteristics as the medium identification information of the read-only optical recording medium can be obtained.

In the present invention, the optical recording medium is preferably a disk-shaped medium, and the sub-information area is preferably located at a position along the inner peripheral surface of the lead-in area of the disk-shaped medium. This is because the position is most suitable for recording the medium identification information.

In the present invention, the diameter is about 120 mm.
In the optical disc, the sub-information area includes a range in which the optical pickup is not mechanically limited by the motor and the actuator, includes a movable range of the optical pickup, and does not affect the main information. 3
It is preferably in the range of not less than 2 mm and not more than 23.5 mm. Similarly, the position is most suitable for recording the medium identification information.

Further, it is preferable to record the sub-information in an overwritten additional recording area (Burst Cutting Area) so as to leave an amorphous state in a stripe form or a crystalline state in a stripe form in the sub-information area. In the case where the amorphous state is left in the sub-information area in a stripe shape, it is preferable to initialize the main information area by continuously changing its phase to a crystalline state. If a crystal state is left in the sub-information area in a stripe pattern, the main information area does not need to be initialized (as-dep
This is convenient when the recording film of o)) is used. Although the as-deposited film has been crystallized from the beginning, it can be made amorphous by irradiating laser power so that the temperature becomes instantaneously high enough not to break the recording film.

In the above, as a recording film for initializing the main information region by changing its phase to a crystalline state, a chalcogenide based on Te or Se, for example, GeSbTe, Ge
Te and the like. Also, initialization is not required (as-dep
o)) As the recording film, for example, G of the chalcogenide is used.
eSbTe can be formed by a method of slowly depositing eSbTe using a vapor phase thin film deposition method such as a vacuum deposition method.

In the above, it is preferable that the phase change is between an amorphous state and a crystalline state, and that the reflectivity of the light in the crystalline state is higher than the reflectivity of the light in the amorphous state by 10% or more. This is because if the reflectance ratios differ by 10%, the recorded information can be reliably determined.

Further, when the optical recording medium has a disk shape and the medium identification information is recorded by irradiating the information layer with a light beam spot, the main scanning direction in the circumferential direction of the spot and the diameter of the spot It is preferable that scanning of the light beam having an overlapping portion in which a part of the spot is overlapped in the sub-scanning direction is performed, and the overlapping portion is used as recording information. According to this method, the BCA signal can be formed seamlessly in the radial direction, and the recorded BCA signal can be reproduced using the light beam for reproducing the main information.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, a rewritable phase-change optical disc in which the phase changes reversibly between amorphous and crystal will be described as an optical recording medium. However, the optical recording medium applicable to the present invention is a rewritable phase-change optical disc. There is no limitation, and so-called recordable information layer materials such as so-called magneto-optical materials such as rare earth / transition metal alloys and dye-based materials such as cyanine dyes and phthalocyanine dyes can be applied. In addition, examples of the phase change material include materials that change phase between amorphous and crystal or between crystals and crystal, and details are omitted because it is a conventionally known material. It can be applied to a material that changes phase.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an apparatus for recording medium identification information on an optical disk. The case of BCA as medium identification information will be described. 1 includes a spindle motor 2 for rotating an optical disk 1, a rotation control unit 3, an optical pickup 4 for condensing a light beam generated from a light source such as a laser beam, and a laser driving unit for driving the light source of the optical pickup 4. 5. A BCA signal generator 6 for modulating the sub-information to be recorded on the optical disc to create a BCA signal, a waveform setting section 7 for shaping a laser modulation waveform based on the BCA signal, and an optical disc for outputting light emitted from the optical pickup 4. Focus control unit 8 for converging light on the top, feed motor 9 and feed motor control unit 10 for moving optical pickup 4, position detector 11 for detecting the position of optical pickup 4, laser drive unit 5, rotation control unit 3 ,
The system includes a system control system 12 that comprehensively controls the focus control unit 8 and the feed motor control unit 10.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing a phase change type optical disk structure as an example of an optical disk applicable to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, on one main surface of the transparent substrate 21, a recording layer 26 including a dielectric layer 22, a recording layer 23 (a so-called information layer), a dielectric layer 24 and a reflective layer 25, and a recording layer 26. In contact therewith, an ultraviolet curable resin or the like is applied as a resin protective film 27. The recording layer 23 includes a phase-change recording layer, and information can be recorded by changing the phase state of the recording layer using optical means. These two substrates are bonded as a pair via an adhesive layer 28, and are finished as one optical disk. It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to an optical disk having a symmetric configuration via the adhesive layer 28. The recording film 26 in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Zn-SiO ₂ in the dielectric layer 22 (thickness 120 nm), GeTeSb (thickness 20 nm) in the recording layer 23, Zn-SiO ₂ (film thickness 30 nm) in the dielectric layer 24, Al alloy (thickness in the reflective layer 25 90 nm) by sputtering.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the phase change type optical disk shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
There is a main information recording area 31 and a sub information recording area 32. The main information is information that is recorded / reproduced or erased by the user in the optical recording / reproducing device, and the sub-information is an ID (identification information), an encryption key, a decryption key, etc., which are different for each disk. It is recorded at the time of manufacture. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on BCA recording as sub-information recording. The sub-information area also includes a pit portion in which position information and the like relating to the main information are formed by pits in addition to the above. Generally, the BCA is recorded so as to overlap a part of the recording layer in the pit formation area. Sub information recording area 3
2 is 22.3 mm or more and 23.5 mm from the center of the optical disc 1
It exists in the following range. This area is also called a lead-in area. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the sub-information recording area 32 is recorded using a laser having a wavelength of 810 nm.
When the sub-information recording area 32 was reproduced using a laser having a wavelength of 660 nm, the light reflectance of the crystal state portion was 16%.
%, And the light reflectance of the amorphous portion was 2.5%.

FIG. 4 shows a phase change type optical disk according to the present invention.
5 shows a flowchart for recording CA. The procedure for recording the BCA will be described with reference to FIG. The BCA recording procedure is roughly divided into three sequences, and includes a start-up sequence 41, a BCA recording sequence 42, and an end sequence 43.

First, the start-up sequence 41 will be described. In step 41a, based on an instruction from the system control system 12, the rotation control unit 3 drives the spindle motor 2 to rotate the optical disk 1 at a constant rotation speed (C
AV state). In step 41b, the feed motor control unit 10
The feed motor 9 controlled by the optical pickup 4
The optical pickup 4 is moved in the radial direction of the optical disk 1 by rotating the screw 13 for supporting the optical disk 1, and is moved to the sub-information recording start position. In step 41c, the system control system 12
The laser drive unit 5 drives a high-power laser 14 such as a semiconductor laser used as a light source, based on the instruction from. The light beam emitted from the laser 14 is applied to the optical disk through the optical system of the optical pickup 4 and the final objective lens 15. At this time, the light output emitted from the laser 14 is such that the recording layer 23 of the optical disc 1 is not crystallized. In step 41d, focus control is performed, and the light beam emitted from the laser 14 is focused on the recording film of the optical disc 1. Light reflected from the optical disc 1 is detected by the photodetector 16 and is output from the photodetector 16 as an electric signal. This output signal is amplified by the preamplifier 17 and input to the focus control unit 8. The focus control unit 8 drives the voice coil 18 of the optical pickup 4 in accordance with an input signal from the photodetector and finely moves the objective lens 15 in a direction perpendicular to the optical disk surface, so that the light beam is on the recording film. Control to collect light. Step 4
At 1e, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 41f, based on the obtained position information, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is at the sub-information recording start position, outputs a sub-information recording signal to the waveform setting unit 7, and , The BCA recording sequence 42 is started. When the light beam irradiation position is not at the sub-information recording start position, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the feed motor control unit 10, and the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9 based on this signal, and 4 is slightly moved to the sub-information recording start position. After this step 4 again
Return to 1e.

Next, the BCA recording sequence 42 will be described. In step 42a, as shown in FIG. 5A, recording data (sub-information) such as identification information to be recorded on the optical disc 1 is coded, and the
Create a CA pattern (recording signal). Step 42b
Then, the waveform setting unit 7 generates a laser modulation waveform based on the BCA pattern. The waveform setting unit 7 compares the BCA signal sent from the BCA signal generation unit 6 with the system control system 1.
On the basis of the rotation frequency from 2, the one-pulse pulse signal from the rotation control unit 3 is used as a timing to shape a laser modulation waveform obtained by inverting the BCA signal as shown in FIG. The waveform setting section 7 outputs a laser modulation waveform when receiving a sub-information recording signal from the system control system 12, and outputs a laser output lower than the sub-information recording signal when the sub-information recording signal is not received. Output bias.
Steps 42c and 42d are simultaneously executed while the optical disc 1 makes one rotation. In step 42c, BCA recording is performed on the optical disc 1. The laser driving unit 5
Laser driving is performed based on the laser output value specified by the system control system 12 and the laser modulation waveform from the waveform setting unit 7, and a laser beam is output as shown in FIG. In the optical output shown in FIG. 5D, the output 51a is a laser output for obtaining the energy necessary for crystallizing the recording film 26 of the optical disk 1, and the output 51b is an amount that does not crystallize the recording film 26 of the optical disk 1. (For example, reproduction power).

Next, BCA recording on the optical disk 1 by the optical output shown in FIG. 5D will be described with reference to FIG. The light beam 61 is condensed on the recording film 26 of the optical disc 1 and relatively moves on the optical disc 1 by rotating the optical disc 1 (arrows in the figure indicate the moving direction of the optical disc 1). The laser driving unit 5 includes a waveform setting unit 7
The output intensity of the laser light is modulated based on the laser modulation waveform generated by. When the light output is 51a, the recording film 26 is crystallized, and when the light output is 51b, the recording film 2 is crystallized.
By leaving the film 6 in a film-formed state (mainly an amorphous state), crystallization is intermittent and BCA is recorded.

In step 42d, the optical pickup 4 is moved in the radial direction of the optical disc 1 while the optical disc 1 makes one rotation. A procedure for recording a BCA pattern while moving the optical pickup will be described with reference to FIG. Focused spot 7 focused on recording film 26 of optical disc 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a shape that is long in the radial direction of the optical disc 1. Optical pickup 4 per rotation of spindle motor
The moving distance 72 is the length 71 of the condensing spot 71 in the radial direction.
The size is equal to or smaller than a. In response to an instruction from the system control system 12, the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9, and moves the optical pickup 4 so that the optical pickup 4 becomes a constant speed in synchronization with the rotation of the spindle motor 2. Simultaneously, by modulating the laser light with reference to one rotation pulse as described in step 42c,
From the principle shown in FIG. 6, a stripe-shaped BCA pattern is formed in the sub-information recording area of the optical disc 1.

In step 42e, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 42f, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is in the sub-information recording area based on the obtained position information.
And outputs a sub information recording signal to the
Return to When the irradiation position of the light beam is out of the sub information recording area, the process proceeds to the end sequence 43.

Next, the end sequence 43 will be described. In step 43a, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to return the laser output to the reproduction power.
In step 43b, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the focus control unit 8 to stop the focus control. In step 43c, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to reduce the laser output to zero.

By the above method, BCA can be recorded by leaving the amorphous state in the form of stripes in the sub-information recording area of the optical disk 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a case where a phase-change type optical disk on which BCA is recorded by the above-described method is reproduced by a usual optical information recording / reproducing apparatus. At this time, the BCA pattern recorded on the optical disk is formed in a stripe shape as shown in FIG. When this stripe is reproduced by the optical head of a normal optical information recording / reproducing apparatus, the reflectance in the amorphous state is lower than that in the crystalline state.
Playback is performed as shown in FIG. This reproduced signal is shown in FIG.
4 (4) is almost the same as the BCA reproduction signal in the read-only optical recording medium of the conventional example shown in FIG. By passing this reproduced signal through a low-pass filter,
A signal as shown in (7) is obtained, and by level slicing, reproduced data as shown in FIG. 5 (8) is obtained.

Here, the generation of the laser modulation waveform in the waveform setting unit has been based on one rotation pulse signal from the spindle motor 2, but the spindle motor 2 is further provided with a rotary encoder, and the rotation is detected by the rotary encoder. There is a method of setting the generation timing of the intermittent pulse based on the rotation angle signal of the optical disc 1. According to this method, it is possible to reduce the error of the BCA recording position due to the rotation fluctuation of the spindle motor 2 and the like, and to further improve the accuracy of the BCA recording position.

In the above description, the optical disk 1 is rotated at a constant rotational speed (CAV). However, the spindle motor 2 is provided with a rotary encoder, and a rotation angle signal of the optical disk 1 detected by the rotary encoder is used as a reference. Thus, there is a method in which the rotation of the optical disc 1 is set to a constant linear velocity (CLV). According to this method, the laser output for crystallizing the recording film can be made constant, and there is no difference in crystallization time due to a change in linear velocity, so that a stable crystal state can be obtained.

Although a rectangular waveform as shown in FIG. 6 has been described as the laser output for intermittent crystallization here, there is also a method of making the laser output a multi-pulse waveform. According to this method, the amount of heat given to the disk surface by the laser beam can be controlled so as to be the amount of heat necessary to crystallize only the crystallization region, and the expansion of the crystallization region due to the residual heat can be suppressed. Therefore, an optimum BCA recording state can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a BCA recording apparatus capable of recording a BCA on an optical disk of the present invention and performing initialization processing of the optical disk continuously. This recording apparatus uses the B shown in FIG.
By adding a BCA recording control system 81, an initialization control system 82, and a switch 83 for switching each control system according to the situation in the system control system for the CA recording device, The feature is that BCA recording and initialization can be performed continuously. The switch 83 for switching between the BCA recording and the initialization is controlled by the signal from the position detector 11 to control the system by the BCA recording control system when the irradiation position of the light beam is within the sub information recording area. If it is out of the area, the system is controlled by an initialization control system.

Using the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10,
The specific operation of this device will be described in the case of BC in the CAV state as an example.
The case where initialization is performed in the CLV state after performing the A recording will be described below. The procedure of this apparatus is roughly divided into four sequences, and includes a start-up sequence 41, a BCA recording sequence 42, an initialization sequence 91, and an end sequence 43. In this embodiment, the sub-information recording start position is the radial position 34a in FIG. 3, the sub-information recording end position is the radial position 34b in FIG. 3, the initialization start position is the radial position 34b in FIG. 3, and the initialization end position is FIG. At a radial position 34c.

First, the start-up sequence 41 will be described. In step 41a, the spindle motor 2 is driven by the rotation control unit 3 based on an instruction from the system control system 12 to rotate the optical disc 1 at a constant rotation speed (C
AV state). In step 41b, the feed motor 9 rotates the screw 13 supporting the optical pickup 4, moves the optical pickup 4 in the radial direction of the optical disk 1, and moves to the sub-information recording start position. In step 41c, the laser driving unit 5 drives the laser 14 based on an instruction from the system control system 12. The light beam emitted from the laser 14 is applied to the optical disk through the optical system of the optical pickup 4 and the final objective lens 15. At this time, the laser 14
Is an output that does not crystallize the recording layer 23 of the optical disc 1. In step 41d,
Focus control is performed, and the light beam emitted from the laser 14 is focused on the recording film of the optical disc 1. Step 4
At 1e, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 41f, based on the obtained position information, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is at the sub-information recording start position, outputs a sub-information recording signal to the waveform setting unit 7, and , The BCA recording sequence 42 is started. When the light beam irradiation position is not at the sub-information recording start position, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the feed motor control unit 10, and the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9 based on this signal, The optical pickup 4 is slightly moved to the sub information recording start position. After this step 4 again
Return to 1e.

Next, the BCA recording sequence 42 will be described. In step 42a, recording data (sub information) such as identification information to be recorded on the optical disc 1 is encoded,
Create a BCA pattern (recording signal). Step 42
In b, the waveform setting unit 7 generates a laser modulation waveform based on the BCA pattern. The waveform setting unit 7 converts the BCA signal based on the BCA signal sent from the BCA signal generation unit 6 and the rotation frequency from the system control system 12 with one rotation pulse signal from the rotation control unit 3 as a timing. Shape the inverted laser modulation waveform. Waveform setting unit 7
Outputs a laser modulation waveform when a sub information recording signal is received from the system control system 12, and outputs a bias when no sub information recording signal is received. Steps 42c and 42d are simultaneously executed while the optical disc 1 makes one rotation.

At step 42c, the BC
Perform A recording. The laser drive unit 5 includes a system control system 12
The laser drive is performed based on the laser output value designated by (1) and the laser modulation waveform from the waveform setting unit 7, and the laser light is output as shown in FIG. 5 (4), the output 51a is a laser output that can provide the energy required to crystallize the recording film 26 of the optical disk 1, and the output 51b is a degree that does not crystallize the recording film 26 of the optical disk 1. (For example, reproduction power). FIG.
By irradiating the modulated light beam to the recording film of the optical disk 1 as shown in FIG.
Record

In step 42d, the optical pickup 4 is moved by a predetermined amount at a constant speed in the radial direction of the optical disk 1 as shown in FIG. By simultaneously performing step 42c and step 42d, the stripe-shaped B
A CA pattern is formed.

In step 42e, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 42f, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is in the sub-information recording area based on the obtained position information.
And outputs a sub information recording signal to the
Return to When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the sub information recording area, the process proceeds to an initialization sequence 91 shown in FIG.

Next, the initialization sequence 91 will be described. When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the sub-information recording area and enters the initialization area, the initialization control system controls the system by the switch 83. In step 91a, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the rotation control unit to switch the rotation state from CAV to CLV state. In step 91b, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser drive unit 5, and the laser drive unit 5 has a power required to crystallize the recording film 26 of the optical disc 1 with respect to the set linear velocity. The laser output is controlled so that In step 91c, while the optical disc 1 makes one rotation, the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9 to move the optical pickup by a predetermined amount. In step 91d, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. The system control system 12 detects that the light beam irradiation position is within the initialization area based on the obtained position information, and returns to step 91c. When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the initialization area, the process proceeds to the end sequence 43.

Next, the end sequence 43 will be described. In step 43a, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to return the laser output to the reproduction power.
In step 43b, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the focus control unit 8 to stop the focus control. In step 43c, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to reduce the laser output to zero.

According to the above operation, after the BCA is recorded by changing the phase state of the recording film 26 in the sub-information recording area on the optical disk 1, the initialization processing of the optical disk 1 can be continuously performed. The process can be simplified.

In the second embodiment, in the CAV state, the BCA
Although the case where initialization is performed in the CLV state after recording has been described, it is also possible to perform BCA recording after initialization. Further, by controlling the laser output intensity in accordance with the linear velocity, it is possible to continuously perform the BCA recording and the initialization while keeping the CAV state. Also, by attaching a rotary encoder to the spindle motor and generating a laser modulation signal based on the rotation angle signal of the optical disc 1 detected by the rotary encoder during BCA recording, BCA recording and initialization can be performed in the CLV state. It is also possible to carry out continuously.

(Embodiment 3) Using the apparatus shown in FIG.
By providing a through hole or a hole for forming a depression (hereinafter referred to as a hole) penetrating the recording layer and / or the recording film,
A method for recording a CA pattern will be described. According to the present invention, recording is performed by irradiating a light spot sufficiently smaller than the BCA pattern to be formed a plurality of times, compared to the conventional method of recording a BCA pattern with one laser emission for one BCA pattern. Thermal influence and thermal damage to the film and its peripheral portion can be reduced, and a good hole (BCA pattern) can be formed. Further, as shown in FIG.
This can be realized by increasing the power up to the power 111a at which film breakage occurs in the recording section. According to this method, the optical disk can be initialized, and BCA recording can be performed by making a hole in the recording film as in the conventional case.

Referring to the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 and 13, a specific operation of this apparatus will be described below as an example where BCA recording is performed in the CAV state and then initialization is performed in the CLV state. The procedure of this apparatus is roughly divided into four sequences, a start-up sequence 41, a BCA
It comprises a recording sequence 121, an initialization sequence 131, and an end sequence 43. The sub information recording start position is the radial position 34a in FIG. 3, the sub information recording end position is the radial position 34b in FIG. 3, and the initialization start position is the radial position 34 in FIG.
a, the initialization end position is the radial position 34c in FIG.

First, the start-up sequence 41 will be described. In step 41a, the spindle motor 2 is driven by the rotation control unit 3 based on an instruction from the system control system 12 to rotate the optical disc 1 at a constant rotation speed (C
AV state). In step 41b, the feed motor 9 rotates the screw 13 supporting the optical pickup 4, moves the optical pickup 4 in the radial direction of the optical disk 1, and moves to the sub-information recording start position. In step 41c, the laser driving unit 5 drives the laser 14 based on an instruction from the system control system 12. The light beam emitted from the laser 14 is applied to the optical disk through the optical system of the optical pickup 4 and the final objective lens 15. At this time, the laser 14
Is an output that does not crystallize the recording layer 23 of the optical disc 1. In step 41d,
Focus control is performed, and the light beam emitted from the laser 14 is focused on the recording film of the optical disc 1. Step 4
At 1e, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 41f, based on the obtained position information, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is at the sub-information recording start position, outputs a sub-information recording signal to the waveform setting unit 7, and , The BCA recording sequence 42 is started. When the light beam irradiation position is not at the sub-information recording start position, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the feed motor control unit 10, and the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9 based on this signal, The optical pickup 4 is slightly moved to the sub information recording start position. After this step 4 again
Return to 1e.

Next, the BCA recording sequence 121 will be described. In step 121a, recording data (sub-information) such as identification information to be recorded on the optical disk 1 is encoded to create a BCA pattern (recording signal). In step 121b, the waveform setting section 7 generates a laser modulation waveform based on the BCA pattern. The waveform setting section 7
Based on the BCA signal sent from the signal generation unit 6 and the rotation frequency from the system control system 12, the rotation control unit 3
The laser modulation waveform is shaped using the single rotation pulse signal from as a timing. Further, the waveform setting section 7 outputs a laser modulation waveform when receiving the sub information recording signal from the system control system 12, and performs a bias output when not receiving the sub information recording signal. Step 1 while the optical disk 1 makes one rotation
Step 21c and step 121d are executed simultaneously. In step 121c, BCA recording is performed on the optical disc 1.
The laser driving unit 5 performs laser driving based on the laser output value specified by the system control system 12 and the laser modulation waveform from the waveform setting unit 7, and a laser beam is output as shown in FIG. You. In the optical output shown in FIG. 11A, an output 111a is a laser output for obtaining energy necessary for breaking the recording film 26 of the optical disc 1 and providing a hole, and an output 111b for crystallizing the recording film 26 of the optical disc 1. This is an output (for example, reproduction power) of such a degree that it is not performed.
By irradiating the modulated light beam on the recording film of the optical disc 1, the recording layer and / or the BCA provided with intermittent holes in the recording film are recorded.

In step 121d, the optical pickup 4 is moved by a predetermined amount in the radial direction of the optical disk 1 at a constant speed while the optical disk 1 makes one rotation. Step 12
By performing step 1c and step 121d simultaneously, a striped BCA pattern is formed in the sub-information recording area of the optical disc 1. In step 121e, the position detector 1
1 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. In step 121f, based on the obtained position information, the system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is within the sub-information recording area, and outputs a sub-information recording signal to the waveform setting unit 7 and , Returning to step 121b. When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the sub information recording area, an initialization sequence 1 shown in FIG.
Move to 31.

Next, the initialization sequence 131 will be described. When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the sub-information recording area, the initialization control system controls the system by the switch 83.
In step 131a, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to return the laser output to the reproduction power. In step 131b, the optical pickup 4 is moved in the radial direction of the optical disc 1 to the initialization start position.

At step 131c, the system control system 12
Sends a signal to the rotation control unit and changes the rotation state from CAV to CL
Switch to V state. In step 131d, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driving unit 5, and the laser driving unit 5 determines that the power required to crystallize the recording film 26 of the optical disc 1 is constant with respect to the set linear velocity. So that the laser output is controlled. In step 131e, while the optical disc 1 makes one rotation, the feed motor control unit 10 drives the feed motor 9 to move the optical pickup by a predetermined amount. In step 131f, the position detector 11 detects the position of the optical pickup and transmits the position information to the system control system 12. The system control system 12 detects that the irradiation position of the light beam is within the initialization area based on the obtained position information, and returns to step 131e. When the irradiation position of the light beam goes out of the initialization area, the process proceeds to the end sequence 43.

Next, the end sequence 43 will be described. In step 43a, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to return the laser output to the reproduction power.
In step 43b, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the focus control unit 8 to stop the focus control. In step 43c, the system control system 12 sends a signal to the laser driver 5 to reduce the laser output to zero.

By performing the above operation, a hole is formed in the recording film 26 in the sub-information recording area on the optical disc 1 so that the BCA
After the recording, the initialization process of the optical disc 1 can be performed continuously, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

Here, the BCA recording waveform shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1 (1), the laser output was used as the reproduction power except for the BCA recording section. However, the initialization start position was set to the radial position 34b in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. There is also a method. According to this method, the initialization area is narrowed, so that the processing capability can be improved.

In the third embodiment, the BCA is performed in the CAV state.
Although the case where initialization is performed in the CLV state after recording has been described, it is also possible to perform BCA recording after initialization. Further, by controlling the laser output intensity in accordance with the linear velocity, it is possible to continuously perform the BCA recording and the initialization while keeping the CAV state. Also, by attaching a rotary encoder to the spindle motor and generating a laser modulation signal based on the rotation angle signal of the optical disc 1 detected by the rotary encoder during BCA recording, BCA recording and initialization can be performed in the CLV state. It is also possible to carry out continuously.

By providing a hole in the recording layer and / or the recording film described in the third embodiment, it is possible to prevent the user from tampering with the medium identification information without permission. The same medium identification information can be formed.

Although the third embodiment has described the case where holes are formed in the recording layer and / or the recording film for recording the medium identification information, the present recording method is also applied to the recording layer and / or the recording film in the main information area. it can. When applied to the main information area, it is possible to achieve a recording method for an optical disc that can be compatible with both a rewritable type and a write-once type, in which tampering of a part of information can be suppressed while being a rewritable optical disk.

When holes are provided in the recording layer and / or the recording film, for example, the linear velocity of the optical disk described in the third embodiment is optimized, and the recording layer and / or the recording film is liquefied.
If a configuration unevenly distributed due to surface tension is adopted, the recording layer and the hole near the front side edge (that is, the recording start point side) and the rear side edge (that is, the recording end point side) in the rotation direction (that is, the moving direction) Although the material of the recording film is unevenly distributed due to the holes, the amount of uneven distribution near the rear side edge is larger than the amount of uneven distribution near the front side edge, and the shape of the hole portion is asymmetric.
Since the optical change due to the hole is large, it can be sufficiently absorbed. Further, since the holes are unevenly distributed due to the surface tension of the material in the molten state, the impact force due to the vaporization of the material can be suppressed, and the recording layer and / or the recording film does not peel off.

The configuration of the optical disk applied to the present invention is completely the same without the provision of the reflective layer. In particular, in the case of the optical disk having the through hole of the third embodiment and having the reflective layer, The hole preferably penetrates to the reflective layer,
In the case of the medium identification information penetrating to the reflection layer, the same medium identification information as that of the read-only optical recording medium can be obtained.

In the first to third embodiments, the basic BCA recording method has been described. Hereinafter, in the fourth embodiment, the modulation method at the time of recording and the demodulation method at the time of reproduction will be described in detail. In the following fifth embodiment, an embodiment in which this BCA is applied will be described.
A method for preventing security deterioration due to tampering assumed in the BCA initializer / shared method will be described.

(Embodiment 4) First, a data modulation method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, the data to be recorded is a Reed-Solomon error correction code (EC
C) In addition section 715, data 716 is EC
C717 is added. FIG. 16A shows a data configuration in which Reed-Solomon operation is performed on all of the 188-byte data 716 and a 16-byte ECC 717 is added. FIG. 16B shows 12-byte data 71.
6 shows a data configuration for recording 6a. ECC717
The data amount of the part a is 16 bytes, and the data size is the same as that of the ECC part when the data is 188 bytes.

[0080] ECC computation of the present invention, if the data is 12 bytes, rather than operation on 12-byte data 716a as usual, the last in the RS ₁ as shown in FIG. 17 (b) create a virtual data configuration 716b from RS ₂ which does not exist as an entity from the row of the third 188 bytes containing the 0 to 166 bytes to the line RS _n,
An error correction operation is performed, and an ECC 717b is calculated.

When a BCA correction operation is performed by a small-capacity 8-bit or 16-bit microcomputer for controlling a DVD drive, 1 to 12 bytes, 28 bytes, and 44 bytes are used.
In the conventional method of performing a total of 12 types of ECC operations including a period of 88 bytes, each operation program is required, so that the program capacity and the memory space may become large and may not be sufficient. According to the present invention, there is an effect that ECC processing can be performed by a small-capacity microcomputer of an existing drive.

(Synchronous Code) Next, the synchronous code will be described. FIG. 18A shows synchronization bits 719a to 719z. As shown in FIG. 18B, since the interval between the fixed patterns of the synchronization signal is 4T, it is easy to distinguish between 3T of the data and the synchronization pattern.

(PE-RZ modulation) The data 716 containing the ECC code is a D-type data such as DVD-R or DVD-RW.
When BCA is recorded on a recording medium of the type that performs the same groove recording as that of the VD-ROM, the data 1,0 is converted by the reverse code conversion unit 721 of the PE-RZ modulation unit 720 for distinguishing from the ROM disk. Inverted, RZ
Modulation section 722 and PE modulation section 723 perform PE-RZ modulation. Referring to the waveform diagram of FIG. 20, (1) indicates input data, (1 ′) indicates bit-inverted data, (2) indicates RZ modulation, and (3) indicates PE-RZ modulation signal. This modulated signal has a pulse width of 50% or less in the pulse width halving section 724, and a waveform as shown in FIG. 20 (4) is obtained. DV
In the case of a phase-change type disc such as a D-RW, the waveform is reversed by the positive / negative reversing unit 725, and the initialization light of the laser 726 is turned off only at the BCA modulation portion as shown in the optical output of (5). As shown in FIG. 20 (6), the BCA pattern is recorded, and the recording film between the BCAs is crystallized and initialized. In the case of the present invention, the recording pulse width is narrowed to less than half of the original PE-RZ modulation signal.
As in (6), the width of the stripe of each slot is reduced by half. Further, since there is only one stripe in two slots, the BCA region 728 has a width of 1/4 in total, that is, only 1/4 in area ratio, and a BCA portion, that is, a low reflection portion.

In the case where the recording film is made of a phase change material, the reflectance of the bright portion before recording is low at around 20%. Conventional PE-
If the recording pulse width signal of the RZ signal is used as it is, as shown in FIG. 20 (3), half becomes a dark portion which is a portion after recording, the average reflectance becomes about 10%, and the average reflected light decreases, so that focusing is performed. Adversely affect In the present invention, the pulse width of the BCA is halved by the pulse width halving unit 724, so that the average reflectance is 75% or more of the reflectance of the original BCA or the portion without pits. Also, an average reflectance of 15% or more can be obtained in the BCA region. This makes it easier to focus,
This has the effect of stabilizing.

(Recording on a DVD-R) When recording on a DVD-R with this recording device, a positive / negative feed rotation control signal is generated and sent to the positive / negative reverse rotation unit 725.
The polarity of the light output in FIG. 20 (5) is inverted. For this reason, the reflectance of the recording film of the DVD-R at the portion where the laser light is emitted decreases, and BCA as shown in FIG. 20 (6) is recorded. Since there is a function to invert the polarity of the waveform, one unit has the function of recording BCA on both media when recording on DVD-R. There is an effect that can be. Since the code inversion unit 721 shown in FIG. 20 has the code inversion unit 721, the values of the modulation data are inverted from those of the ROM type disk. For comparison, FIG.
Shows the modulation signal of the ROM type disk.

In FIGS. 19 and 20, (1) the input data is the same. However, in the case of the ROM, the code inversion unit 721 does not operate because the code inversion signal is not sent. Therefore, when it is "0", the PE-RZ signal is arranged in the left slot as shown in FIG.
It is on the left side as shown in FIG. 9 (b). On the other hand, DVD-RW, D
In the case of a RAM type medium such as a VD-R, a code inversion signal is sent, so that when it is "0", the PE-RZ signal is
It is arranged in the right slot as in (3), and the BCA pattern is on the right as in (c). Therefore, since the BCA pattern on the disk is different, the BCA and the RA of the ROM are different.
The BCA of M can be determined. If the fraudulent trader is DVD-
Even if data on a ROM disk is copied using a RW or DVD-R RAM disk, the BCA pattern is different, and it is determined that the disk is not a ROM disk.
There is an effect that unauthorized use is prevented.

In the present invention, the code inversion unit 721 is turned off.
By turning off the positive / negative reversing unit 725,
BCA can be recorded on a ROM disk as shown in FIG. DVD
ON / ON for -RW, O for DVD-R
N / OFF, OFF / ON for DVD-RAM
Thus, the normal BCA can be recorded by one recording device. In this way, the DVD-R is switched by switching two switches.
OM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM 4
There is an effect that BCA can be recorded on two different media by the same recording device.

(Arrangement of BCA) FIG. 21 shows an arrangement of BCA. In the DVD-ROM and the DVD-RAM, the BCA area 728 is arranged from the innermost radius of the lead-in area at a radius of 22.3 mm to a radius of 23.5 mm. Address 729 is recorded in this area, and B
The recording angle of CA barcode is from minimum 51 degrees to maximum 316
Because of the degree, an unrecorded portion exists in a specific angle range of the BCA area. Since the address can be read in the free space 730, the head of the reproducing apparatus can know its own position. 5 guard bands 731 are provided on the outer periphery of the BCA area.
0 μm or more, and control data 732 indicating the physical attribute of the disk at the outer peripheral portion are recorded in pits. The BCA presence identifier 712, the disk type identifier 711, the copy protection identifier 735 indicating the copy protection disk, the media key block That is, the key group 736 is recorded.

In the case of DVD-R or DVD-RW, BC
A PCA area 73 of a test writing area for power adjustment within a radius of 22.1 (21.9) mm to 22.3 (22.1) mm of the inner peripheral portion of A.
7. RMA area 738 for recording power control history in the range of radius 22.3 (22.1) mm to 22.6 (22.4) mm, RMA
A sub-guard hand 739 for preventing interference between the area and the BCA area 728 is provided at 50 μm or more on the inner periphery of the BCA. For this reason, the BCA area 728 always exists between the radius of 22.8 mm and 23.5 mm, more precisely, between 22.77 mm and 23.45 mm. By making the BCA area narrower in the radial direction than the ROM, coexistence with PCA and RMA becomes possible, and BCA can be used for DVD-R and DVD-RW. In this case, the continuous initialization starts at least from the inner periphery and continues to a radius of 22.65 mm.
Then, intermittent light emission is performed based on the PE-RZ modulation signal.
By recording CA and switching to continuous emission with a radius of 23.57 mm, BCA can be recorded by initialization,
BCA can be recorded without destroying RMA.

(Reproduction method) Using FIG.
A reproduction method of A will be described. First, the control data 732 is accessed by the optical head and demodulated by the 8-16 demodulation unit 738. The BCA identifier 712 is read from the demodulated control data. If the BCA identifier determination unit 739 determines “0”, that is, does not indicate the presence, it stops, and if “1”, that is, indicates the presence, the disk type identifier 711 is read. In the type identifier determination unit 740, the DVD
Only when indicating a recordable disc such as -R or DVD-RW, a code inversion signal 745 is
Activate 4

On the other hand, when reproducing BCA data, the optical head is moved to the BCA area 728 shown in FIG.
The BCA signal is reproduced, converted into a digital signal by the level slicer 714, and a synchronous signal is extracted by the synchronous signal reproducing unit 743.
Only the BCA data 716 is demodulated by the PE-RZ demodulator 742. When the code inversion signal 745 is ON, the code inversion unit 744 performs conversion as shown in (1 ′) to (1) in FIG. R
In the case of an OM disk, the code is not converted because the code inversion signal 745 does not occur. Thus, the original BCA
The data is normally reproduced, and the Reed-Solomon error correction unit 746 sets the BCA to 188 as shown in FIG.
If it is less than byte, 0 data is added to virtually 188
Error correction is performed by performing ECC operation as bytes, and BCA
The signal is output correctly.

Fifth Embodiment (Recording Method of Disk ID) FIG. 22 shows a typical manufacturing process of a RAM disk with BCA. First, an encryption encoder 803 using a first encryption key 802 such as a public key or a secret key.
Encrypts the encryption key group 700 including the first to n-th plurality of ciphers to create the first cipher and 805. This first code 80
5 is modulated by an 8-16 modulator 917 of the mastering device, and this modulated signal is recorded as a pit with irregularities in a first recording area 919 on the inner periphery of the master 800 by a laser. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the BCA identifier 711, the disc type identifier 712, and the copy protection identifier 735 are recorded in the control data area 732. Using this master 800, a disk-shaped transparent substrate 918 is formed by a forming machine 808a, and a recording film forming machine 808 is formed.
In b, a recording film made of a phase-change recording material or a pigment material is formed on one surface of the transparent substrate 918, and 0.6-mm thick single-sided disks 809a and 809b are formed. These two sheets are bonded by a bonding machine 808c. Create a complete disc together. The information of the disk ID 921 or the second encryption key 923 for Internet communication is stored in the second recording area 920 of the completed disk 809 by the recording device 807 of BCA.
PE-RZ modulator 80 combining E modulation and RZ modulation
7a, the modulated signal is recorded by a laser 807b to form a BCA pattern, and a recordable disc 801 with BCA is manufactured. In the case of a phase change recording material, BCA
By using the initializer of the present invention as a recording apparatus, the two steps of the initialization step and the BCA recording step can be integrated into one step. In this process, the recording film formed by the recording film creator 808b is in an amorphous state or an azide-deposited state, and thus has a reflectance of 10%.
Below and low. In the case of using the initializer, the laser beam is focused on a long-striped beam spot in the radial direction by a cam-shaped lens to form an image on a recording surface, and the disk is rotated. The recording film changes from an amorphous state with low reflectivity to a crystalline state with high reflectivity by moving the beam to the outer periphery with rotation and continuously irradiating it, and it is initialized continuously from the inner periphery to the outer periphery. Go. At this time, in the second recording area, PE-RZ
When the signal is in the "1 state", the signal of 0, that is, the laser beam is
The signal of 1 when the FF is in the “0 state”, that is, by turning on the laser beam, the amorphous state remains at the place where the laser is turned off, so that the reflectance remains low.
At the place where N is applied, it becomes a crystalline state, so it has a high reflectance,
As a result, a bar code is formed on the circumference and the BCA is recorded. When the laser beam reaches the outer periphery of the BCA and reaches the inner periphery of the guard band 731 in FIG.
The laser emitting at intervals according to the A signal is continuously turned on.
By setting the state to the N state, the entire recording film on the outer periphery from the guard band 731 is crystallized, that is, initialized, and is initialized to the outermost periphery.

In the case of a DVD-RW, as shown in FIG. 21, from the area of a radius of 21.9 mm when considering the tolerance of at least a radius of 22.1 mm of the inner circumference of the BCA to the area of a radius of 22.4 mm considering a tolerance of 22.6 mm. Is PCA area 737, RMA area 7
38 and the guard band 739, the first inner part emits the laser continuously, and the intermittent light emission based on the BCA modulation signal is performed at the position where the radius is between 22.65mm and 22.77mm (about 22.6-22.8mm). Starting, a BCA pattern is recorded in the BCA area 728, and switching from intermittent light emission to continuous light emission is performed at a position between a radius of 23.45 mm and a radius of 23.55 mm. This allows
No BCA is recorded in the guard band 731 in FIG.
Since the control data 732 on the outer circumference of the BCA and the PCA area 737 and the RMA area 738 on the inner circumference of the BCA are completely initialized all around, it is possible to stably read data and addresses with the optical head in the PCA and RMA areas. There is an effect that can be.

Since the bonded disk is used, the BCA contained therein cannot be falsified and can be used for security purposes. In addition, DVD-
RAM and DVD-RW drives have circular beam spots. If a fraudulent user attempts to erase the BCA by altering the BCA portion with the circular beam of this commercially available drive, the BCA cannot be completely erased because an amorphous state remains between tracks. Therefore, BCA data cannot be tampered with a commercially available drive,
High security effect is obtained for consumer use. On the other hand, groove recording type RAs such as DVD-RW and DVD-R
There is a possibility that a disk similar to a DVD-ROM may be copied using an M disk. In order to prevent this, as described with reference to FIG.
Only the data part of the Z modulation reverses the ROM disk and the modulation rule. That is, in the case of ROM, the BCA data is "0",
When the modulation signal is "1", the modulation signals are "10" and "01", respectively.
And Then, since the PE-RZ modulation signals of the ROM and the RAM are different, it is possible to discriminate even if a ROM copy disk is made using the RAM, and it is possible to detect fraud, thereby preventing the illegal copy.

(Application to Copyright Protection) With reference to FIG. 23, an application example in which this falsified BCA is used for copyright protection will be described. First, a procedure for encrypting using a BCA when recording a content permitted to be copied only once on a RAM disk will be described. When the copy permission identifier is detected only once, the BCA area 920 of the RAM disk 856 is accessed, and the BCA reproduction unit 820 reproduces the data of the BCA by performing PE-RZ demodulation.
7 is output. In the second recording area 919 of the RAM disk 856, the first to n-th keys, that is, a plurality of key groups 70 are stored.
Although 0 is recorded, a key that is permitted to each manufacturer's drive is selected by the key selection unit 703 and decrypted by the encryption decoder 708 to generate a “first key”. The “first key” and the disk-specific ID 857 are calculated by the arithmetic unit 7.
In 04, a "second key" is generated by performing an operation using a one-way function. This key is different and unique for each RAM disk. This “second key” is sent to the encryption unit 706 of the encryption unit 859.

In the encryption section 859, the content key 705 is generated by the random number generation section 709 of the content key generation section 707. This content key is encrypted by the encryption unit 706 using the above-mentioned “second key”. The “encrypted content key” is recorded in the recording area 702 of the disk 856 by the recording circuit 862.

On the other hand, a content 860 composed of a video signal of a movie or the like or an audio signal of music or the like is encrypted by an encryption encoder 861 using a content key 705, and is recorded by a recording circuit 862 in a recording area 70 of a RAM disk 856.
2 is recorded.

Next, the procedure for reproducing the content signal will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 23 and the flowchart of FIG. First, a disc is inserted (step 7).
14a) Upon receiving a content reproduction command (step 7)
14b) It is determined whether the disc is a copy protection disc such as CPRM by referring to the copy protection identifier 735 in the control data 732 of the disc (step 7).
14c) If it is not a copy protection disc, it is reproduced as it is (step 714d). If the disk is a copy protection disk, the BCA identifier 712 in the control data is read in step 714e. If the BCA identifier 712 (step 714e) of the control data does not indicate the presence of BCA (step 714f), the BCA is not reproduced (step 714g). At this time, from the BCA area of the RAM disk 856, the PE-
The RZ demodulation unit reproduces BCA information including ID857 (step 714n). The control data 710 that records the physical attribute of the disk 702 is read (step 714h), and the disk type identifier 711 (step 714h) indicates whether the disk type is DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM.
Or DVD-RW or DVD-R. If it is a DVD-RW or DVD-R (step 714j), the polarity of the data code is inverted by the polarity inversion unit 820b of the PE-RZ demodulation unit 820a (step 714k). In other words, if the reproduced modulated signal is "01", the output data is set to "1", and if it is "10", the output data is demodulated to "0", and the demodulation is performed in reverse to the DVD-ROM (step 714m). 8 of the data reproducing unit 865
The main data is demodulated by a -16 demodulation unit 865a.
First, a key group 700 including a plurality of keys is reproduced from the key block area 919, a key suitable for the device is selected by the key selection unit 703, and the key is decrypted by the encryption decoder 708.
Play the "first key". The ID 857 and the above-mentioned “first key” are calculated by the calculation unit 704, and the “second key”
(Step 714p). Up to this point,
This is the same as the content recording mode described above. The mode for reproducing the encrypted content is different in that the “encrypted content key” is reproduced and decrypted from the disk 856 and the encrypted content is decrypted. Figure 23 below
In FIG. 5, the flow during reproduction is indicated by a dotted line and will be described in detail.

The “encrypted content key 713” recorded in the recording area 702 of the disk 856 is reproduced by the data reproducing unit 865, and is decrypted by the encryption decoder 714 using the above “second key”. The content key 715 is decrypted (step 714q). Using the content key as a decryption key, the “encrypted content” is decrypted in the encryption decoder 863 (step 714r), and m
Output the plaintext 864 of the content (step 7)
14s). When the content key is normally copied to only one disk, one of the encrypted content keys recorded on the RAM disk is paired with this disk ID, and the decryption or descrambling is correctly performed. The plaintext 864 of the th content is output. In the case of video information, an MPEG signal is expanded to obtain a video signal.

In this case, the encryption is performed using the disk ID as a key. Since the ID number is managed and manufactured so that there is only one disk ID in the world, the effect of being able to copy to only one RAM disk is obtained. This principle is described below.

Here, it is prohibited to copy from the originally copied RAM disk to another RAM disk, but if the encrypted content is illegally bit-copied as it is, ID1 of the other disk and another RA
The number is different from ID2 which is the disk ID of the M disk, that is, the illegally copied disk. RAM copied illegally
When the BCA of the disc is reproduced, ID2 is reproduced. However, the content or / and title key is ID1
Therefore, even if the encryption decoder 863 tries to release the key using ID2, the encryption of the title key or the content is not correctly decrypted because the key is different. Thus, the signal of the illegally copied RAM disk is not output,
There is an effect that copyright is protected. The present invention is Dis
Since the kID method is used, a legitimate RAM disk copied only once is played back with any drive, so that the encryption is unlocked and the convenience is high. However,
The encryption unit 859 may be a key management center located at a remote place, an IC card equipped with an encryption encoder, or may be included in a recording / reproducing device.

When BCA is recorded by an initializer, BCA cannot be erased by a commercially available drive, but there is a possibility that a user obtains a recording disc without BCA and records BCA. As a countermeasure against this, in the present invention, since the BCA identifier 712 is recorded in the control data 710 in the master as pre-pits, the BCA identifier 712 of the disc on which the BCA is not recorded is used.
Indicates "0", that is, no data exists, and cannot be falsified because of pre-pits. Therefore, even if the BCA is illegally recorded later on the RAM disk on which the BCA is not recorded, the BC
Since the A identifier cannot be falsified, the reproducing apparatus determines that it is illegal and does not operate.

In the above embodiment, a rewritable phase-change type optical disc is taken as an example, and the case where the recording layer of the sub information area and the recording layer of the main information area are the same has been described. Only the material composition of the recording layer is changed (for example, the recording sensitivity is lowered), the material of the recording layer is changed only for the part where the medium identification information is recorded (for example, a dye material is applied), and the part for recording the medium identification information is recorded. The present invention includes any case where only the reflective layer is excluded except for the recording layer.

Further, the present invention can be applied to a structure using a magneto-optical material, a dye material, or the like as a material of the recording layer other than the phase change material.

[0105]

As described above, according to the present invention, medium identification information can be stably recorded on an optical recording medium. In particular, it is possible to record the medium identification information at the same time as the initialization of the phase-change type optical recording medium, and it is possible to obtain the advantageous effects that the manufacturing process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. .

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of an essential part of an example of an optical disk applicable to the present invention

FIG. 3 is a top view showing an example of an optical disk applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a medium identification information recording method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a timing chart of an example of the medium identification information recording method of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a medium identification information recording method according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a top view showing the recording method.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing another example of the recording apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another example of the medium identification information recording method of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the recording method.

11 is an example of a laser output waveform diagram of another example of the recording of the medium identification information of the present invention, wherein (1) is a laser output waveform diagram when creating medium identification information, and (2) is a phase conversion step. (3) is a laser output waveform diagram when the medium identification information and the phase conversion step are performed simultaneously.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another example of the medium identification information recording method of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the recording method.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a timing chart of a conventional method of recording medium identification information BCA.

FIG. 15A is a block diagram illustrating an example of a modulating unit of the recording device of the present invention, and FIG. 15B is a block diagram illustrating an example of a demodulating unit of the reproducing device of the present invention;

FIG. 16A shows an example of the BCA of the present invention, in which n = 1.
FIG. 2B is a data configuration diagram when 2,188 bytes are used.

FIG. 17 (a) is an example of the BCA of the present invention in which n =
FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a virtual data structure when the data is 1, 12 bytes, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a virtual data structure to which 0 is added for the ECC operation when n = 1, 12 bytes of the BCA according to an example of the present invention.

18A is a data configuration diagram showing an example of a synchronization code of BCA of the present invention, and FIG. 18B is a diagram showing a BC code of an example of the present invention;
Data structure diagram showing fixed synchronization pattern of A

FIG. 19 is a waveform chart showing a modulation signal in the case of a ROM type disk according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a waveform chart showing a modulation signal in the case of a RAM disk according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a top view showing an example of the BCA position of the disc of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a process chart showing an example of a disc forming process and a BCA recording process of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus for encrypting / decrypting content using BCA according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart for decoding and reproducing the content of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to an example of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 optical disk 2 motor 3 rotation control unit 4 optical pickup 5 laser drive unit 6 BCA signal generation unit 7 waveform setting unit 8 focus control unit 9 feed motor 10 feed motor control unit 11 position detector 12 system control system 13 screw 14 laser 15 objective Lens 16 Photodetector 17 Preamplifier 18 Voice coil 21 Transparent substrate 22 Dielectric layer 23 Recording layer 24 Dielectric layer 25 Reflection layer 26 Recording film 27 Resin protection layer 28 Adhesive layer 31 Main information recording area 32 Sub information recording area 33 BCA pattern 34 Radial Position 41 Startup Sequence 42 BCA Recording Sequence 43 End Sequence 61 Light Beam 71 Focused Spot 72 Optical Pickup Movement 81 BCA Recording Control System 82 Initialization Control System 83 Switch 101 Initialization Sequence 111 Laser Output 121 Up sequence 131 initialization sequence

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A main information area in which an information signal can be recorded and a sub-information area in which sub-information different in type from the information signal is recorded are divided in one main surface direction of a substrate. The information layer for recording the information signal is also provided in a lead-in area of the sub-information area, and the information layer of the lead-in area uses an optical recording medium for recording medium identification information for optically identifying the medium. Irradiating a spot of the light beam on the information layer with the medium identification information by performing a light beam scan in which a part of the spot is overlapped in a main scanning direction in a circumferential direction of the spot and a sub-scanning direction in a radial direction of the spot; And recording the information signal in a modulation method different from the light beam modulation method for recording the medium identification information. 2. The recording method for an optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein, after recording the medium identification information, the main information area is changed into a crystalline state for initialization. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein an intensity of a light beam applied to the information layer for recording the medium identification information is lower than an intensity of a light beam applied to the information layer other than the medium identification information. The recording method of the optical recording medium according to the above. 4. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein a constituent material of the information layer in the main information area and a constituent material of the information layer in the lead-in area are the same. Recording method. 5. The optical recording medium is a disk-shaped medium,
The recording method for an optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the sub information area exists at a position along an inner peripheral surface of the main information area of the disc-shaped medium. 6. The recording on the optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the lead-in area is present in a range from 22.3 mm to 23.5 mm from the center of the disk-shaped medium. Method. 7. A write-once area (Burst Cutting) overwritten on the information layer of a pit formation area in the lead-in area so as to leave an amorphous state in a stripe form or a crystalline state in a stripe form in the lead-in area.
The recording method for an optical recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein recording is performed in the sub-information area by using (Area).